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Control of molecular weight distribution and tensile strength in a free radical styrene polymerization process

✍ Scribed by Timothy J. Crowley; Kyu Yong Choi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 207 KB
Volume: 70
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19981031)70:5<1017::aid-app23>3.0.co;2-3

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✦ Synopsis

A new method is presented for modeling and controlling polymer molecular weight distribution (MWD) and tensile strength in a batch suspension polymerization of styrene. The molecular weight distribution is modeled by computing the weight fraction of the polymer in different chain length intervals. Tensile strength is then related to the modeled molecular weight distribution using a correlation available in the literature and based on the concept of a threshold molecular weight. This method enables the design of operating conditions for a batch suspension polymerization reactor, which will theoretically yield amorphous polystyrene with a desired tensile strength. Two numerical examples are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed method.

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